Lead Clinician
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000 to £65,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Wadeford, Chard |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Acorn Care and Education |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 298463FAJ |
Summary
Job Title: Lead Clinician
Location: 3 Dimensions – Somerset TA20 3AJ
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 DOE & Clinical Discipline
Hours: 37.5 hours per week 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon - Fri
Contract: Permanent (52 weeks or flexibility around term-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances)
The role:
We are looking for a Lead Clinician to manage our in-house Clinical Team at 3 Dimensions School. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Regional Clinical Lead. The role will be split between clinically leading the team and supporting with therapeutic interventions. Working collaboratively with the team, the postholder will coordinate and monitor the embedding of whole school and bespoke clinically informed approaches and interventions for our students who may present with complex profiles of need as a result of autism and other types of neurodivergence, developmental trauma and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Meeting the needs of EHCP plans will be a primary focus in this role, target led, via the OFG ‘all’, ‘group’ and ‘individual’ clinical ways of working, embedded into our whole school approaches. They will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team and leading on the service development of the clinical school-based service, alongside the school SLT and Regional Clinical Lead.
Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support.
Location: 3 Dimensions – Somerset TA20 3AJ – 3 Dimensions forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting pupils aged 7 – 25
3 Dimensions
Education - Options Autism
For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Essential Criteria:
Qualified Practitioner Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist or Psychotherapist (at least level 7)
Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of professional body e.g. BPS
Knowledge and understanding of EHCPs.
Ensure focus on growth of service & multi-disciplinary team
Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and/or those with complex needs.
Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
Experience of providing supervision and supporting a therapy team
Ability to work independently
Ability to work dynamically and within a growing and developing clinical service
Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred
Why work for us?
Alongside working with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options:
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Job Ref: 298463
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Location: 3 Dimensions – Somerset TA20 3AJ
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 DOE & Clinical Discipline
Hours: 37.5 hours per week 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon - Fri
Contract: Permanent (52 weeks or flexibility around term-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances)
The role:
We are looking for a Lead Clinician to manage our in-house Clinical Team at 3 Dimensions School. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Regional Clinical Lead. The role will be split between clinically leading the team and supporting with therapeutic interventions. Working collaboratively with the team, the postholder will coordinate and monitor the embedding of whole school and bespoke clinically informed approaches and interventions for our students who may present with complex profiles of need as a result of autism and other types of neurodivergence, developmental trauma and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Meeting the needs of EHCP plans will be a primary focus in this role, target led, via the OFG ‘all’, ‘group’ and ‘individual’ clinical ways of working, embedded into our whole school approaches. They will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team and leading on the service development of the clinical school-based service, alongside the school SLT and Regional Clinical Lead.
Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support.
Location: 3 Dimensions – Somerset TA20 3AJ – 3 Dimensions forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting pupils aged 7 – 25
3 Dimensions
Education - Options Autism
For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Essential Criteria:
Qualified Practitioner Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist or Psychotherapist (at least level 7)
Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of professional body e.g. BPS
Knowledge and understanding of EHCPs.
Ensure focus on growth of service & multi-disciplinary team
Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and/or those with complex needs.
Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
Experience of providing supervision and supporting a therapy team
Ability to work independently
Ability to work dynamically and within a growing and developing clinical service
Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred
Why work for us?
Alongside working with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options:
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Job Ref: 298463
#Leadclinician#Psychology #CareersinEducation#SpecialEducation#CareersinCare #CareersinSpecialEducation #Therapists
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